Top 50 best movies from the thirties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 50 best movies from the thirties

This is a list of the best 50 movies from the thirties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 50 best movies from the thirties

1	I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) Crime, Drama 92 minutes	3,90(183) 3
2	M - Eine Stadt Sucht einen Mörder (1931) Alternative title: M Crime, Thriller 117 minutes	3,84(870) 3
3	Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933) Alternative title: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Mystery, Crime 122 minutes	3,81(199) 3
4	Modern Times (1936) Comedy, Drama 87 minutes	3,77(1.029) 3
5	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Alternative title: Mr. Smith Gaat naar Washington Drama, Comedy 129 minutes	3,77(641) 3

6	Fury (1936) Drama, Filmnoir 92 minutes	3,76(211) 3
7	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) War, Drama 131 minutes	3,75(444) 1
8	You Can't Take It with You (1938) Comedy, Romance 126 minutes	3,74(187) 3
9	It Happened One Night (1934) Romance, Comedy 105 minutes	3,73(433) 3
10	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Comedy, Romance 115 minutes	3,73(275) 3

11	Trouble in Paradise (1932) Comedy, Romance 83 minutes	3,73(128) 3
12	City Lights (1931) Comedy, Drama 87 minutes	3,71(687) 3
13	Sons of the Desert (1933) Alternative title: Pechvogels Comedy 68 minutes	3,70(251) 3
14	Gone with the Wind (1939) History, Romance 238 minutes	3,68(929) 2
15	Boys Town (1938) Alternative title: Jongens-stad Drama, Biography 98 minutes	3,67(118)
16	Scarface (1932) Alternative title: Scarface, the Shame of the Nation Crime, Drama 93 minutes	3,65(457) 1
17	Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) Crime, Drama 97 minutes	3,65(327) 3
18	Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Alternative title: Muiterij op de Bounty Adventure, History 132 minutes	3,62(191) 3
19	Lost Horizon (1937) Adventure, Fantasy 132 minutes	3,62(189) 3
20	Freaks (1932) Drama, Horror 64 minutes	3,61(463) 3
21	Block-Heads (1938) Comedy 57 minutes	3,61(155)
22	Our Relations (1936) Alternative title: Sailors' Downfall Comedy 74 minutes	3,61(111)
23	The Invisible Man (1933) Scifi, Horror 71 minutes	3,60(362) 3
24	Way Out West (1937) Comedy, Western 65 minutes	3,60(244) 3
25	The Roaring Twenties (1939) Crime, Drama 106 minutes	3,60(196) 3
26	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) Alternative title: De Klokkeluider van Parijs Drama, Romance 116 minutes	3,60(174)
27	Der Blaue Engel (1930) Alternative title: De Blauwe Engel Drama 99 minutes	3,59(236) 3
28	King Kong (1933) Fantasy, Adventure 100 minutes	3,58(653) 3
29	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Action, Adventure 102 minutes	3,58(428) 1
30	Destry Rides Again (1939) Comedy, Western 94 minutes	3,58(116) 3
31	The Lady Vanishes (1938) Comedy, Mystery 97 minutes	3,57(486) 3
32	Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Alternative title: The Bride of Frankenstein Horror, Scifi 75 minutes	3,57(422) 3
33	La Grande Illusion (1937) Alternative title: The Grand Illusion Drama, War 114 minutes	3,56(299) 3
34	L'Atalante (1934) Alternative title: Le Chaland Qui Passe Comedy, Drama 89 minutes	3,54(161) 3
35	Holiday (1938) Comedy 95 minutes	3,54(142) 3
36	The Wizard of Oz (1939) Fantasy, Music 102 minutes	3,53(1.135) 3
37	Ninotchka (1939) Comedy, Romance 110 minutes	3,53(176) 3
38	You Only Live Once (1937) Alternative title: Uitstel van Executie Filmnoir, Crime 86 minutes	3,52(102) 3
39	The 39 Steps (1935) Alternative title: De 39 Voetstappen Thriller, Crime 86 minutes	3,51(584) 2
40	The Public Enemy (1931) Crime, Drama 83 minutes	3,51(254) 3
41	The Awful Truth (1937) Comedy, Romance 91 minutes	3,51(175) 3
42	The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) Alternative title: Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles Mystery 80 minutes	3,51(104)
43	Wuthering Heights (1939) Drama, Romance 103 minutes	3,50(213) 3
44	Frankenstein (1931) Horror, Scifi 70 minutes	3,49(544) 2
45	Stagecoach (1939) Western 96 minutes	3,49(317) 3
46	La Règle du Jeu (1939) Alternative title: The Rules of the Game Comedy, Drama 110 minutes	3,48(252) 3
47	Pépé le Moko (1937) Crime, Drama 94 minutes	3,48(104)
48	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Alternative title: Sneeuwwitje en de Zeven Dwergen Animation, Fantasy 83 minutes	3,47(1.647) 2
49	The Thin Man (1934) Comedy, Mystery 93 minutes	3,47(137) 3
50	Vampyr (1932) Alternative title: Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey Horror, Drama 75 minutes	3,46(176) 3